inedible
/ɪˈnɛ.dɪ.bəl/adjective, noun
inedible is spelled I-N-E-D-I-B-L-E: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, inedible means “Not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inedible?
| Letters | 8: I-N-E-D-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is inedible?
Inedible appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce inedible?
- /ɪˈnɛ.dɪ.bəl/
Inedible has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inedible.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inedible
- inedibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inedible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat.
inedible dinner
noun
- 1
Anything inedible; that which is not a foodstuff.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inedible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | immangeable |
| German | ungenießbar, unessbar, nicht essbar |
| Portuguese | incomestível |
| Spanish | incomestible, incomible |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does inedible come from?
From in- + edible.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).